Asylumdown's 275 Tank build

[asylumdown]

It's been a long time since I posted. Mostly because 2014 was so bloody heart wrenching. Lots of my tribulations were played out in the main room so you all know, but the tank has gone from this in January:



to this today:



mystery coral die off in February that required herculean efforts to correct, then a house renovation in August that poisoned the the tank with self levelling cement and glazed porcelain tile dust.

A few things came through ok - namely most things in the montipora genus, but nearly every single acro either lost massive amounts of tissue, or died completely. I've thrown out about 30 pounds in dead coral over the last two months, but things finally seem like they're turning around. New growth tips are forming and places where I've cut away dead skeleton are starting to heal, but nothing is the right colour anymore, and I've lost lots of specimens I may or may not be able to find again.

Worst hit area of the tank was the North side:



to this:


If it wasn't for a couple very weedy, common and boring montiporas that have exploded through all of this, the tank would be awfully bare.